The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Bertha was born March 25, 1921, in Warrensburg, the daughter of William and Marguerite (Woods) Lehnert. She was united in marriage to Robert Bruce Houx on Nov. 18, 1941, in Warrensburg. She worked for Mattingly Brothers for four years. During the war, Bertha worked for North America and War Battery. Later, she and Robert owned and operated West Pine Café. She was a member of Jacoby Chapel.

Survivors include two daughters, Debra Steelman and husband, Ronnie, of Odessa, Mo.; and Barbara Bonner and husband, Jerry, of Lowry City, Mo.; three grandchildren, Cindy Jenkins and husband, Steve, of Leeton, Mo.; Cory Vogler of Centerview, Mo.; and Allison Steelman and husband, Nick Ziegler of Odessa, Mo.; five great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; grandson, Cole Steelman; and two sisters, Helen Marguerite Lehnert in infancy and Pearl Erline Houx.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Cole Steelman Memorial Scholarship Fund in care of the funeral home.

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